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Historical Birthday

10 Mar 1452
Ferdinand II the Catholic King of AragonSicily (expelled Jews)
10 Mar 1538
Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)
10 Mar 1628
Constantine Huygens Jr Dutch poetpaintercartoonist
10 Mar 1628
Marcello Malpighi Italian physician who founded the science of microscopic anatomy born in Crevalcore near Bologna Papal States (d. 1694)
10 Mar 1656
Adolf H van Rechteren Dutch diplomatpolitician
10 Mar 1713
Raphael Weiss German composer and priest born in Wangen (d. 1779)
10 Mar 1745
John Gunby Maryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War (d. 1807)
10 Mar 1748
John Playfair Scotland clergymangeologistmathematician
10 Mar 1749
Lorenzo da Ponte [ Emanuele Conegliano] Italian librettist (Don Giovanni) born in Ceneda Republic of Venice (d. 1838)
10 Mar 1769
Joseph Williamson English philanthropist and tunnel builder (d. 1840)
10 Mar 1771
Georg F Creuzer German philologicalhistorian (Idea und Probe)
10 Mar 1772
Friedrich von Schlegel German romantic writercritic (Lucinde)
10 Mar 1776
Luise Queen of Prussiawife of Frederik Willem III
10 Mar 1788
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff German poet (Das Marmorbild)
10 Mar 1809
William David Porter Commander (Union Navy) (d. 1864)
10 Mar 1810
John McCloskey 1st American cardinal and Archbishop of New York born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1885)
10 Mar 1818
George Wythe Randolph Secy War (Confederacy) (d. 1867)
10 Mar 1824
Thomas James Churchill Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1905)
10 Mar 1832
William Henry Penrose American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1903)
10 Mar 1839
Dudley Buck organist and church composer born in Hartford Connecticut
10 Mar 1842
Ina Donna Coolbrith American poet laureate of Calif
10 Mar 1844
Pablo de Sarasate Spanish violinist and composer (Spanish Dancer) born in Pamplona Spain (d. 1908)
10 Mar 1845
Alexander III A Romanov Russian tsar (1881-94)
10 Mar 1846
Edward Baker Lincoln son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln (d. 1850)
10 Mar 1850
Mary Mills Patrick American author and 1st President of Istanbul Womans College born in Canterbury New Hampshire (d. 1940)
10 Mar 1850
Spencer Gore British tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906)
10 Mar 1863
E J Ratcliffe [Edward] British stage and screen actor born in London (d. 1948)
10 Mar 1865
Pim [Willem JH] Mulier Dutch journalistwritersport-organizer
10 Mar 1867
Lillian D Wald American sociologistorganizer (Visiting Nurses)
10 Mar 1873
Jakob Wassermann German novelist (My Life as German & Jew)
10 Mar 1878
Karel van de Woestijne Flemish writerpoet (God at Sea)
10 Mar 1880
Michael Jacobs American boxing promoter born in NYC New York
10 Mar 1884
Stuart Holmes American actor (Lifes Shop Window Prisoner of Zenda) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1971)
10 Mar 1885
Hans Luther politician and German Chancellor (1925-6) born in Berlin (d. 1962)
10 Mar 1887
Toshitsugu Takamatsu Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. 1972)
10 Mar 1888
Barry Fitzgerald Irish actor (Academy Award Going My Way) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1961)
10 Mar 1888
Krsto Odak Croatian composer born in Siveri (d. 1965)
10 Mar 1891
Sam Jaffe American actor (Gunga Din Dr Zorba) born in NYC New York
10 Mar 1891
Jacob van Gelderen economistsociologistDutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP)
10 Mar 1892
Arthur Honegger Swiss composer (King David Pacific 231) born in Le Havre France (d. 1955)
10 Mar 1896
Harry Krimer French actor ( Napoleon Les vagabonds magnifiques La course du flambeau) born in Paris France (d. 1991)
10 Mar 1896
Nancy Cunard British writer and activist born in London (d. 1965)
10 Mar 1898
Cyrus Cy Kendall American actor (Tarzans New York Adventure Mysteries of Chinatown) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1953)
10 Mar 1899
Robert Meier German WW1 veteran formerly Germanys oldest man. (d. 2007)
10 Mar 1900
Sherman Billingsley Enid Ok talk show host (Stork Club)
10 Mar 1903
Leon Bismarck Bix Beiderbecke Davenport Iowa American jazz cornetist considered one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s
10 Mar 1905
Rene Bernier Belgian composer born in Saint-Gilles (d.1984)
10 Mar 1905
Richard Haydn British actor (The Sound of Music Alice in Wonderland) born in Camberwell London England (d. 1985)
10 Mar 1908
Kristjan Palusalu Estonia heavyweight wrestler (Olympic gold 1936)
10 Mar 1911
Warner Anderson American actor (The Bubble Destination Moon Peyton Place) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1976)
10 Mar 1915
Sir Charles Groves English conductor(d. 1992)
10 Mar 1916
Pamela Mason [Ostrer] British actress author and talk-show host (Lady Possessed) born in Rochford England (d. 1996)
10 Mar 1917
Frank Perconte American sergeant from Easy Company during WWII.
10 Mar 1918
Heywood Hale Broun TV commentator and sports correspondent born in NYC New York (d. 2001)
10 Mar 1919
Marion Hutton American actress and singer (Glenn Miller Orchestra) born in Battle Creek Michigan (d. 1987)
10 Mar 1920
Kenneth Jethro Burns US country singer (Homer & Jethro)
10 Mar 1920
Alfred Peet Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peets Coffee & Tea (d. 2007)
10 Mar 1920
Boris Vian French writer and musician (d. 1959)
10 Mar 1921
Cecil Cec Linder Polish-Canadian actor (Goldfinger Quatermass and the Pit) born in Galicia Poland (d. 1992)
10 Mar 1921
Paul Coates American columnist (Tonight America After Dark) born in NYC New York
10 Mar 1922
Adam Kennedy American actor screenwriter novelist ant painter (The Californians Just Like Humphrey Bogart) born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 1997)
10 Mar 1925
Ed van der Elsken movie photographer (Een liefdesgeschiedenis)
10 Mar 1927
Claude Laydu Belgian-born Swiss actor (Diary of a Country Priest) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2011)
10 Mar 1927
Donn Trenner orchestra leader (ABCs Nightlife) born in New Haven Connecticut
10 Mar 1927
Paul Wunderlich German lithographerpaintersculptor
10 Mar 1927
Barbara Sinatra American model and philanthropist born in Bosworth Missouri (d. 2017)
10 Mar 1928
Arthur Milton cricketer (England opening batsman late 50s)
10 Mar 1928
James Earl Ray American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr. born in Alton Illinois (d. 1998)
10 Mar 1928
Sara Montiel Spanish actress and singer (The Last Torch Song The Violet Seller) born in Campo de Criptana Ciudad Real Spain (d. 2013)
10 Mar 1931
Georges Dor Quebec author playwright singer and songwriter (d. 2001)
10 Mar 1932
Anatoliy Roschin USSR super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic gold 1972)
10 Mar 1934
Judith Jamison artistic director (Alvin Ailey Dance Theater)
10 Mar 1935
Ivan Calin Ribneta Moldova President and Prime Minister 1980-1990 (d. 2012)
10 Mar 1936
Juda Bar-Norwegian IsraeliDutch mimeactor (King)
10 Mar 1936
Sepp Blatter Swiss ice hockey and football official
10 Mar 1936
Alfredo Zitarrosa Uruguayan Vocals and journalist (d. 1989)
10 Mar 1938
Ijaz Butt cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60)
10 Mar 1938
Marina Vlady Clichy France actress (Conjugal Bed The Hunt)
10 Mar 1938
Ron Mix NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders)
10 Mar 1938
Norman Blake American traditional stringed instrument artist and songwriter born in Chattanooga Tennessee
10 Mar 1939
Irina Press USSR 80m hurdlesPentathelete (Olympic gold 1960 64)
10 Mar 1940
David Rabe Dubuque Iowa playwright (Streamers)
10 Mar 1940
Dean Torrence surf music singer (Jan & Dean-Little Old Lady) born in Los Angeles California
10 Mar 1941
Daniel Kirkland Lentz American composer born in Latrobe Pennsylvania
10 Mar 1941
George Smith American Chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018) born in Norwalk Connecticut
10 Mar 1943
Alfred Whitford Fred Lerdahl American composer (Arches) born in Madison Wisconsin
10 Mar 1943
Angelique Pettyjohn actress (Body Talk Star Trek) born in Los Angeles California
10 Mar 1943
Sandra Palmer American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1972 US Open 1975) born in Fort Worth Texas
10 Mar 1945
Katharine Houghton actress (Guess Whos Coming to Dinner) born in Hartford Connecticut
10 Mar 1945
Elizabeth Brumfiel [Elizabeth Stern] American feminist archaeologist former president of the American Anthropological Association
10 Mar 1946
Gaylord Birch drummer (Reconstruction Honey Dripper)
10 Mar 1947
Tom Scholz rock guitaristkeyboardist (Boston-More Than a Feeling)
10 Mar 1947
Paul Condon Baron Condon former Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police
10 Mar 1952
Oupa J Gqozo South African wardenarmy commandant (Ciskei)
10 Mar 1953
Caroline H Carolien van de Berg actress (Havinck)
10 Mar 1953
Ronnie Earl [Ronald Horvath] American blues guitarist (The Broadcasters) born in Queens New York
10 Mar 1955
Bunny DeBarge rocker (Debarge) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
10 Mar 1955
Juliusz Machulski Polish directorwriteractor (Do It Yourself)
10 Mar 1955
Gary Louris American singer-songwriter and musician (Jayhawks) born in Toledo Ohio
10 Mar 1956
Janet Anderson West Sunbury PA LPGA golfer (1982 US Womens Open)
10 Mar 1956
Mitchell Lichtenstein American actor son of Roy Lichtenstein
10 Mar 1957
Adolfo Horta Camaguey Cuba HW boxer (Olympic silver 1980)
10 Mar 1957
Shannon Lee Tweed Canadian actress and Playboy playmate (Nov 1981 Playmate of the Year 1982) born in St Johns Newfoundland
10 Mar 1958
Sharon Stone American actress (Basic Instinct Sliver Casino) born in Meadville Pennsylvania
10 Mar 1960
Linda Jezek California backstroke swimmer (Pan Am Gold-1979)
10 Mar 1961
Laurel B Clark Ames Iowa Lt cmdr USNastronaut
10 Mar 1961
Mitch Gaylord CA gymnast (Olympics 1984)actor (American Anthem)
10 Mar 1962
Gary Clark rocker (Danny Wilson-Marys Prayer)
10 Mar 1963
Jasmine Guy actress (Whitley-Different World) born in Boston Massachusetts
10 Mar 1963
John Cangelosi outfielder (Houston Astros) born in Brooklyn New York
10 Mar 1963
Rick Rubin American record producer co-founder of Def Jam Recordings born in Long Beach New York
10 Mar 1964
Cynthia Brimhall playmate (Oct 1985) born in Ogden Utah
10 Mar 1964
Greg Campbell cricketer (Aussie pace-bowler 1989-90)
10 Mar 1964
Neneh Cherry Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper (Money Love) born in Stockholm Sweden
10 Mar 1965
Paul Masotti CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
10 Mar 1965
Rod Woodson American NFL cornerbackkick returner (Pittsburgh Steelers SF 49ers) born in Fort Wayne Indiana
10 Mar 1966
Edie Brickell Mrs Paul Simonrocker (& New Bohemians)
10 Mar 1966
Michael Timlin Midland TX pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
10 Mar 1966
Stephen Mailer American actor (Red Meat League of Their Own War & Love) born in NYC New York
10 Mar 1967
Omer Tarin [Omer Salim Khan] Pakistani poet scholar and activist born in Peshawar Pakistan
10 Mar 1968
Thio Li-ann Singaporean law academic and Nominated Member of Parliament
10 Mar 1969
Stephen Leaney Australia Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Infinit TPC-7th)
10 Mar 1970
Antonio Edwards NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
10 Mar 1971
Frank Habermann WLAF defensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
10 Mar 1971
Shad Williams pitcher (California Angels) born in Fresno California
10 Mar 1818
George Wythe Randolph American Secretary of War for the Confederacy born in Charlottesville Virginia (d. 1867)
10 Mar 1822
Willem Roelofs Dutch painter and lithographer born in Amsterdam (d. 1897)
10 Mar 1850
Spencer Gore British tennis player (1st Wimbledon winner 1877) born in Wimbledon England (d. 1906)
10 Mar 1875
Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser Russian pianist & composer (Contrapuntal Sketches) born in Kishinev Russia (d. 1961)
10 Mar 1914
Chandler Harper American golfer (PGA Cship 1950) born in Portsmouth Virginia (d. 2004)
10 Mar 1938
Kazm Ayvaz Turkish wrestler (Olympic gold lightweight 1964 World Cship gold welterweight 1958 lightweight 1962) born in Rize Turkey (d. 2020)
10 Mar 1956
Janet Alex-Anderson American golfer (US Open 1982) born in West Sunbury Pennsylvania
10 Mar 1961
Mitch Gaylord American gymnast (Olympics 1984) actor (American Anthem) born in Van Nuys California
10 Mar 1965
Rod Woodson American NFL cornerbackkick returner (11 Pro Bowl Super Bowl 2000 Baltimore Ravens) born in Fort Wayne Indiana
10 Mar 1969
Stephen Leaney Australian golfer (US Open 2003 runner-up) born in Busselton West Australia
10 Mar 1970
Peter Wright Scottish darts player (PDC World Champion 2020) born in Livingston Scotland
10 Mar 1973
Eva Herzigova Czech model (Guess Jeans Wonderbra) born in Litvinov Czechoslovakia
10 Mar 1973
Chris Sutton English soccer striker manager broadcaster (1 cap Blackburn Rovers Celtic BT Sport BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Sport.) born in Nottingham England
10 Mar 1749
Lorenzo da Ponte [Emanuele Conegliano] Italian librettist (Don Giovanni) born in Ceneda Republic of Venice (d. 1838)
10 Mar 1896
Harry Krimer French actor (Napoleon Les vagabonds magnifiques La course du flambeau) born in Paris France (d. 1991)
10 Mar 1903
Leon Bismarck Bix Beiderbecke American jazz cornetist considered one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1931)
10 Mar 1920
Kenneth Jethro Burns American country singer and mandolin player (Homer & Jethro -The Battle of Kookamonga) born in Conasauga Tennessee (d. 1989)
10 Mar 1929
Pat Patrick American auto racing team owner (Patrick Racing Indianapolis 500 1973 82 89 Emerson Fittipaldi IndyCar title 1989) born in Kentucky (d. 2021)
10 Mar 1939
Irina Press Soviet 80m hurdles runner and pentathlete (Olympic gold 1960 64) born in Kharkiv Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union (d. 2004)
10 Mar 1940
Joe Bugel American football coach (offensive line Washington Redskins Hogs Super Bowl 1982 87 Phoenix Cardinals Oakland Raiders) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
10 Mar 1945
Elizabeth Brumfiel [Elizabeth Stern] American feminist archaeologist former president of the American Anthropological Association
10 Mar 1947
Tom Scholz American rock guitarist singwriter and inventor (Boston - More Than a Feeling) born in Toledo Ohio
10 Mar 1962
Gary Clark Scottish rock singer-songwriter and record producer (Danny Wilson - Marys Prayer) born in Dundee Scotlaand
10 Mar 1964
Greg Campbell Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests 13 wickets 12 ODIs) born in Launceston Australia
10 Mar 1966
Edie Brickell American rock singer-songwriter (New Bohemians What I Am) married to Paul Simon born in Oak Cliff Texas
10 Mar 1969
Ricky Segall American actor and singer (The Partridge Family - Ricky) born in Long Island New York
10 Mar 1973
John LeCompt American hard rock guitarist (Evanescence 2002-07 - Lithium) born in Little Rock Arkansas
10 Mar 1415
Vasili II the Blind Grand Prince of Moscow (1425-62) (d. 1462)
10 Mar 1698
Gaetano Maria Schiassi Italian composer (d. 1754)
10 Mar 1713
Christian Friedrich Schale German composer (d. 1800)
10 Mar 1748
John Playfair Scottish clergyman geologist and mathematician born in Benvie Scotland (d. 1819)
10 Mar 1755
Philipp Christoph Kayser German composer and pianist born in Frankfurt (d. 1823)
10 Mar 1769
Joseph Williamson English philanthropist and tunnel builder (Williamson tunnels in Liverpool) born in West Riding England (d. 1840)
10 Mar 1771
Georg Friedrich Creuzer German classical scholar (Idea und Probe) born in Marburg an der Lahn Hesse (d. 1858)
10 Mar 1776
Louise Queen of Prussia wife of Frederick William III (famously pleaded with Napoleon) born in Hanover (d. 1810)
10 Mar 1780
Juan Jos Landaeta Venezuelan composer born in Caracas Venezuela (d. 1814)
10 Mar 1787
William Etty English painter of historical nudes born in York England (d. 1849)
10 Mar 1796
Jos Mara Vargas Venezuelan doctor botanist and 2nd President of Venezuela (1835-36) born in La Guaira Venezuela (d. 1854)
10 Mar 1832
William Henry Penrose American Brigadier General (Union Army) born at Madison Barracks in Sacketts Harbor New York (d. 1903)
10 Mar 1839
Dudley Buck American organist composer and music writer born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1909)
10 Mar 1842
Ina Coolbrith American poet laureate of California (1st poet laureate of any US state) born in Nauvoo Illinois (d. 1928)
10 Mar 1870
Alfred Kastner Austrian-American harpist and composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1948)
10 Mar 1872
Felix Borowski British-American composer educator (Chicago Musical College 1896-1925) and musicologist (Chicago Symphony 1908-56) born in Burton-in-Kendal England (d. 1956)
10 Mar 1875
Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser Russian pianist and composer (Contrapuntal Sketches) born in Kishinev Russia (d. 1961)
10 Mar 1876
Edvard Eriksen Danish-Icelandic sculptor born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1959)
10 Mar 1881
Thomas Quinlan English opera impresario (d. 1951)
10 Mar 1885
Hans Luther German politician and German Chancellor (1925-6) born in Berlin (d. 1962)
10 Mar 1887
Toshitsugu Takamatsu Japanese martial artist and Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. 1972)
10 Mar 1891
Jacob van Gelderen Dutch economistsociologist and politician (SDAP)
10 Mar 1892
Eva Turner British operatic soprano born in Werneth Oldham England (d. 1990)
10 Mar 1899
Finn Hffding Danish composer (Karlsvognen) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1997)
10 Mar 1900
Sherman Billingsley American nightclub owner (Stock Club) born in Enid Oklahoma
10 Mar 1903
Leon Bismarck Bix Beiderbecke American jazz cornetist considered one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1931)
10 Mar 1907
Robert de Roos Dutch composer born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1976)
10 Mar 1908
Kristjan Palusalu Estonian heavyweight wrestler (Olympic gold 1936)
10 Mar 1909
Gerard Croiset Dutch parapsychologist born in Laren Netherlands
10 Mar 1915
Harry Bertoia Italian-born American artist and furniture designer (d. 1978)
10 Mar 1915
Charles Groves English conductor (Royal Liverpool Philharmonic 1963-77) born in London (d. 1992)
10 Mar 1916
Manuel Manny Greenhill American record producer and manager (d. 1996)
10 Mar 1918
Heywood Hale Broun American TV commentator and sports correspondent born in NYC New York (d. 2001)
10 Mar 1918
Gnther Rall German ace fighter pilot born in Gaggenau Germany (d. 2009)
10 Mar 1919
Marion Hutton American singer (Glenn Miller Orchestra 1938-42) and actress (In Society) born in Battle Creek Michigan (d. 1987)
10 Mar 1922
Adam Kennedy American actor (The Californians) screenwriter (The Domino Principle) novelist ( Just Like Humphrey Bogart) and painter born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 1997)
10 Mar 1923
(John) Don Abney American session and touring jazz pianist and musical director born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2000)
10 Mar 1925
Ed van der Elsken Dutch photographer (Een liefdesgeschiedenis) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1900)
10 Mar 1927
Donn Trenner American jazz pianist arranger and orchestra leader (Steve Allens Westinghouse Show) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 2020)
10 Mar 1928
Arthur Milton English cricketer (opening batsman late 50s)
10 Mar 1929
Pat Patrick American auto racing team owner (Patrick Racing Indianapolis 500 1973 1982 1989 Emerson Fittipaldi IndyCar title 1989) born in Kentucky (d. 2021)
10 Mar 1930
Raymond Rasberry American pianist and singer (d. 1995)
10 Mar 1930
Sandor Iharos Hungarian runner born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1996)
10 Mar 1932
Anatoliy Roschin Soviet super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic gold 1972)
10 Mar 1933
Bernadetta Matuszczak Polish composer (Diary of a Fool Apocalypsis According to St. John) born in Toru Poland (d. 2021)
10 Mar 1933
Ralph Emery American country music DJ and television host (Nashville Now) born in McEwen Tennessee (d. 2022)
10 Mar 1934
Fou Tsong Chinese-British concert pianist born in Shanghai Republic of China (d. 2020)
10 Mar 1935
Ivan Calin Moldavian President and Prime Minister 1980-1990) born in Ribneta Moldova (d. 2012)
10 Mar 1936
Juda Bar-Norwegian Israeli-Dutch mime artist and actor (King)
10 Mar 1936
Alfredo Zitarrosa Uruguayan Vocalist and journalist (d. 1989)
10 Mar 1937
Oscar Abrams Guyanese-born architect and community organizer (Keskidee Centre) (d. 1996)
10 Mar 1937
Alfred Janson Norwegian jazz and classical pianist and composer (Passacaglia Vendetta Variations over Variations on a Norwegian Folk Tune) born in Oslo Norway (d. 2019)
10 Mar 1938
Marina Vlady French actress (Conjugal Bed The Hunt) born in Clichy France
10 Mar 1938
Ron Mix American NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders) born in Los Angeles California
10 Mar 1938
Norman Blake American guitarist mandolin banjo and fiddle player and songwriter born in Chattanooga Tennessee
10 Mar 1939
Len Ashurst English soccer defender (Sunderland AFC 409 games) and manager (Cardiff City Sunderland Newport County) born in Liverpool England (d. 2021)
10 Mar 1940
David Rabe American playwright (Streamers) born in Dubuque Iowa
10 Mar 1940
Dean Torrence American surf music singer (Jan & Dean - The Little Old Lady From Pasadena) born in Los Angeles California
10 Mar 1941
Piotr Warzecha Polish composer born in Bytom Poland (d. 2015)
10 Mar 1943
Angelique Pettyjohn [Dorothy Lee Perrins] American actress (Clambake Repo Man) and burlesque queen born in Los Angeles California (d. 1992)
10 Mar 1943
Stephen Montague American composer born in Syracuse New York
10 Mar 1943
Robert Allworth Australian composer (A Different Time A Different Place) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2017)
10 Mar 1944
David Friedman American jazz and session percussionist vibraphone and marimba player (Double Image) born in New York City
10 Mar 1945
Katharine Houghton American actress (Guess Whos Coming to Dinner) born in Hartford Connecticut
10 Mar 1945
Pete Nelson [Lipscomb] British pop singer (The Flower Pot Men - Lets Go To San Francisco) born in Uxbridge London England (d. 2005)
10 Mar 1945
HO de Villiers South African rugby union fullback (14 caps Villager FC Western Province) born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2022)
10 Mar 1946
Curley Culp American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (6 Pro Bowl First-team All-Pro 1975 NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1975 Kansas City Chiefs Houston Oilers) born in Yuma Arizona (d. 2021)
10 Mar 1946
Gaylord Birch American drummer (Reconstruction Honey Dripper) born in San Francisco California (d. 1996)
10 Mar 1947
Bob Greene American journalist (Chicago Tribune) born in Bexley Ohio
10 Mar 1948
Austin Carr American NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers) born in Washington D.C.
10 Mar 1948
Jean-Pierre Adams French soccer centre-back (22 caps Nmes Nice Paris Saint-Germain) born in Dakar Senegal (d. 2021)
10 Mar 1950
Ted McKenna Scottish drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Rory Gallagher) born in Lennoxtown Stirlingshire ( d. 2019)
10 Mar 1952
Oupa J. Gqozo South African wardenarmy commandant (Ciskei)
10 Mar 1953
Carolien van de Berg Ditch actress (Havinck) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
10 Mar 1953
Paul Haggis Canadian screenwriter film director and producer (Crash Due South) born in London Ontario
10 Mar 1954
Tina Charles [Hoskins] British disco singer (I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)) born in Whitechapel London England
10 Mar 1954
Scott Litt American sound engineer and record producer (Flaming Lips R.E.M.) born in New York
10 Mar 1957
Adolfo Horta Cuban Heavey weight boxer (Olympic silver 1980) born in Camaguey Cuba
10 Mar 1957
Matt Knudsen American actor born in Honolulu Hawaii
10 Mar 1960
Linda Jezek American backstroke swimmer (Pan Am Gold-1979) born in California
10 Mar 1960
Anne MacKenzie SCottish journalist and broadcaster born on Stornoway Scotland
10 Mar 1961
Jesse Sapolu Samoan NFL guard (SF 49ers) born in Apia Samoa
10 Mar 1961
Laurel Clark American naval officer and NASA astronaut (died in Columbia space shuttle disaster) born in Ames Iowa (d. 2003)
10 Mar 1961
Pam Oliver American sportscaster born in Dallas Texas
10 Mar 1962
Andre Waters American NFL safety (Arizona Cardinals) born in Andre Waters Belle Glade Florida
10 Mar 1962
Seiko Matsuda [Noriko Kamachi] Japanese pop singer born in Furume Japan
10 Mar 1963
Jasmine Guy American actress (A Different World - Whitley) born in Boston Massachusetts
10 Mar 1963
John Cangelosi American MLB outfielder (Houston Astros) born in Brooklyn New York
10 Mar 1963
Jeff Ament American rock bassist and songwriter (Pearl Jam - Jeremy) born in Havre Montana
10 Mar 1966
Michael Timlin American MLB pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) born in Midland Texas
10 Mar 1966
Grinne Mulvey Irish classical composer born in Dn Laoghaire County Dublin Ireland
10 Mar 1968
Felice Arena Australian childrens author ( Specky Magee) born in Kyabram Australia
10 Mar 1969
Paget Brewster American actress (Criminal Minds) born in Concord Massachusetts
10 Mar 1503
Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor (1558-64) who organized defense against the Ottoman invasion born in Alcal de Henares Castile (d. 1564)
10 Mar 1538
Thomas Howard English 4th Duke of Norfolk (executed for treason by Queen Elizabeth I for his part in Ridolfi plot to overthrow her) born in Kenninghall Norfolk England (d. 1572)
10 Mar 1628
Constantine Huygens Jr. Dutch poet painter and cartoonist born in The Hague Dutch Republic (d. 1697)
10 Mar 1656
Adolf H. van Rechteren Dutch diplomat and politician (d. 1731)
10 Mar 1749
Lorenzo Da Ponte [Emanuele Conegliano] Italian-American librettist (Don Giovanni) poet and libertine priest born in Ceneda Republic of Venice (now Vittorio Veneto Italy) (d. 1838)
10 Mar 1772
Friedrich von Schlegel German romantic writer and critic (Lucinde) born in Hanover (d. 1829)
10 Mar 1788
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff German Romantic poet (Das Marmorbild) born at Schlo Lubowitz Prussia (d. 1857)
10 Mar 1812
Victor Tesch Belgian industrialist and politician born in Messancy Belgium (d. 1892)
10 Mar 1865
Pim [Willem JH] Mulier Dutch sports organizer (founder Dutch Football & Athletics Assn Koninklijke HFC est. hockey in Netherlands President International Skating Union 189294) born in Witmarsum Netherlands (d. 1954)
10 Mar 1866
Amanda Aldridge British opera singer pianist teacher and composer of parlour songs and light orchestral pieces music born in Upper Norwood London England (d. 1956)
10 Mar 1867
Hector Guimard French Art Nouveau architect and designer (entrances to Paris Metros) born in Lyon (d. 1942)
10 Mar 1873
Jakob Wassermann German writer and novelist (My Life as German and Jew) born in Frth Bavaria German Empire (d. 1934)
10 Mar 1878
Karel van de Woestijne Flemish writer and poet (God at Sea) born in Ghent Netherlands (d. 1929)
10 Mar 1880
Mike Jacobs American boxing promoter (Twentieth Century Sporting Club - Joe Louis promoter 3 x 1m fights) born in NYC New York (d. 1953)
10 Mar 1881
Thomas Quinlan British opera impresario born in Bury England (d. 1951)
10 Mar 1891
Jacob van Gelderen Dutch economist (Kondratiev waves) sociologist and politician (SDAP) (d. 1940)
10 Mar 1891
Sam Jaffe American actor (The Asphalt Jungle Gunga Din Dr Zorba) born in NYC New York (d. 1984)
10 Mar 1896
Sherman Billingsley American bootlegger and nightclub owner (Stock Club- NYC) born in Enid Oklahoma Territory (d. 1966)
10 Mar 1903
(Leon Bismarck) Bix Beiderbecke American jazz cornetist considered one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s pianist and composer (In A Mist) born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1931)
10 Mar 1905
Rene Bernier Belgian composer born in Saint-Gilles Bedlgium (d. 1984)
10 Mar 1908
Kristjan Palusalu Estonian wrestler (Olympic gold Greco-Roman freestyle heavyweight 1936) born in Varemurru Estonia (d. 1987)
10 Mar 1909
Gerard Croiset Dutch parapsychologist born in Laren Netherlands (d. 1980)
10 Mar 1917
Frank Perconte American sergeant from Easy Company during WWII (portrayed in Band of Brothers) born in Joliet Illinois (d. 2013)
10 Mar 1920
(Kenneth) Jethro Burns American country singer and mandolin player (Homer & Jethro -The Battle of Kookamonga) born in Conasauga Tennessee (d. 1989)(
10 Mar 1920
Boris Vian French novelist (Lcume des jours - Froth On The Daydream) and songwriter (Le Dserteur (The Deserter)) born in Ville dAvray France (d. 1959)
10 Mar 1922
Adam Kennedy American actor (The Californians) screenwriter (The Domino Principle) novelist (Just Like Humphrey Bogart) and painter born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 1997)
10 Mar 1937
John Creighton New Zealand rugby union hooker (1 Test 6 apps NZ Canterbury) born in Rotherham New Zealand (d. 2022)
10 Mar 1939
Paolo Signorelli Italian footballer 1960-70 (Trevigliese Pro Patria Atalanta) born in Bassa Italy (d. 2018)
10 Mar 1940
Francis Schwartz American experimental claassical composer (Fluxus)
10 Mar 1943
Alfred Whitford Fred Lerdahl American composer (Arches) pedagogue and music theorist born in Madison Wisconsin
10 Mar 1947
Paul Condon Baron Condon British law enforcement officer (Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1993-2000)
10 Mar 1948
Austin Carr American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1974 NBA All-Rookie First Team 1972 Cleveland Cavaliers) born in Washington D.C.
10 Mar 1950
Ted McKenna Scottish drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Rory Gallagher) born in Lennoxtown Stirlingshire (d. 2019)
10 Mar 1955
Youssra [Seveen Nessim] Egyptian actress and singer born in Cairo Egypt
10 Mar 1963
(Frederick) Rick Rubin American record producer (Run-DMC Public Enemy Red Hot Chilil Peppers Johnny Cash) co-founder of Def Jam Recordings born in Long Beach New York
10 Mar 1965
Pepsi Tate [Huw Smith] Welsh glam-rock bassist (Tigertailz) born in Cardiff Wales (d. 2007)
10 Mar 1966
Edie Brickell American rock singer-songwriter (New Bohemians - What I Am) married to Paul Simon born in Oak Cliff Texas
10 Mar 1966
Grinne Mulvey Irish contemporary classical composer (Rational Optional Insanity Scorched Earth Akanos) born in Dn Laoghaire County Dublin Ireland
10 Mar 1968
Felice Arena Australian childrens author (Specky Magee) born in Kyabram Australia
10 Mar 1698
Gaetano Maria Schiassi Italian violinist and composer (Christmas Symphony) born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1754)
10 Mar 1713
Christian Friedrich Schale German organist harpsichordist and composer born in Brandenburg Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1800)
10 Mar 1878
Karel van de Woestijne Flemish writer and poet (God at Sea) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1929)
10 Mar 1880
Mike Jacobs American boxing promoter (Twentieth Century Sporting Club - Joe Louis promoter 3 x 1m fights) born in New York City (d. 1953)
10 Mar 1891
Sam Jaffe American actor (The Asphalt Jungle Gunga Din Dr Zorba) born in New York City (d. 1984)
10 Mar 1916
Manuel Manny Greenhill American folk music record producer (Folklore Productions). promoter and artist manager (Joan Baez Rev. Gary Davis) born in New York City (d. 1996)
10 Mar 1918
Heywood Hale Broun American TV commentator and sports correspondent born in New York City (d. 2001)
10 Mar 1919
Marion Hutton [Thornburg] American singer (Glenn Miller Orchestra 1938-42) and actress (In Society) born in Battle Creek Michigan (d. 1987) [1]
10 Mar 1921
Paul Coates American columnist (Tonight America After Dark) born in New York City (d. 1968)
10 Mar 1930
Raymond Rasberry American gospel pianist songwriter and singer born in Akron Ohio (d. 1995)
10 Mar 1931
Georges Dor [Dore French Canadian author playwright radio broadcaster singer and songwriter born in Drummondville Quebec (d. 2001)
10 Mar 1934
Fujiko F. Fujio [Motoo Abiko] Japanese manga cartoon artist (Doraemon) born in Himi Japan (d. 2022)
10 Mar 1936
Alfredo Zitarrosa Uruguayan folk and milonga singer-songwriter (Recordndote) poet and journalist born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 1989)
10 Mar 1938
Ijaz Butt Pakistani cricket batsman and wicketkeeper (8 Tests 5 dismissals 1 x 50 Lahore Multan Punjab Rawalpindi) and executive (President PCB 2008-11) born in Sialkot Pakistan (d. 2023)
10 Mar 1940
Francis Schwartz American experimental classical music composer (Fluxus) and educator (University of Puerto Rico 1969-99) born in Altoona Pennsylvania
10 Mar 1947
J. Vctor Lpez Cuban-American actor (Falcon Crest Man From Atlantis - Chuey) born in Cuba (d. 1986)
10 Mar 1960
Anne MacKenzie Scottish journalist and broadcaster born in Stornoway Scotland
10 Mar 1964
Greg Campbell Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests 13 wickets 12 ODIs Tasmania) born in Launceston Australia
10 Mar 1809
William David Porter American Naval Commander commanded USS Essex on the Mississippi for the Union born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1864)
10 Mar 1865
Pim Mulier Dutch sports organizer founded the Dutch Football and Athletics Association Koninklijke HFC established hockey in the Netherlands and President of the International Skating Union (1892-94) born in Witmarsum Netherlands (d. 1954)
10 Mar 1896
Peter DeRose American pianist and early radio performer (The Sweethearts of the Air with May Singhi Breen) and jazz and pop composer (Deep Purple Autumn Serenade A Marshmallow World) born in New York City (d. 1953)
10 Mar 1927
Paul Wunderlich German lithographer surrealist painter and sculptor born in Eberswalde Germany (d. 2010)
10 Mar 1928
Arthur Milton English cricket batsman (6 Tests 1 x 100 HS 104no Gloucestershire CCC) and soccer midfielder (1 cap Arsenal 84 games) born in Bristol England (d. 2007)
10 Mar 1931
Georges Dor [Dore] French Canadian author playwright radio broadcaster singer and songwriter born in Drummondville Quebec (d. 2001)
10 Mar 1935
(Graham) Polly Farmer Australian rules footballer. 1953-71 (East Perth Geelong West Perth) born in North Fremantle Australia (d. 2019)
10 Mar 1943
Rodney Gould British motorcycle road racer (FIM 250cc World Cship 1970 10 x GP wins) born in Banbury England (d. 2024)
10 Mar 1949
Chip Kell American College Football HOF center (University of Tennessee CFL Edmonton Eskimos) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2024)
10 Mar 1966
Stephen Mailer American actor (Red Meat League of Their Own War & Love) born in New York City
10 Mar 1967
David Grann American journalist and writer (The Lost City of Z) born in New York
10 Mar 1415
Vasily II the Blind Grand Prince of Moscow (1425-62) born in Moscow (d. 1462)
10 Mar 1620
Johann Heinrich Hottinger Swiss philologist and theologian born in Zrich Switzerland (d. 1667)
10 Mar 1709
Georg Steller German naturalist and explorer (Great Northern Expedition) born in Bad Windsheim Holy Roman Empire (d. 1746)
10 Mar 1745
John Gunby American Soldier in the American Revolutionary War born in Somerset County Maryland (d. 1807)
10 Mar 1810
Samuel Ferguson Irish poet barrister antiquarian and public servant born in Belfast Ireland (d. 1886)
10 Mar 1822
Willem Roelofs Dutch Revival painter and lithographer born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1897)
10 Mar 1824
Thomas James Churchill American Confederate general and 13th Governor of Arkansas (1881-83) born near Louisville Kentucky (d. 1905)
10 Mar 1846
Edward Baker Lincoln 2nd son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1850)
10 Mar 1878
Charles Van de Woestijne Flemish writer and poet (God on Sea) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1929)
10 Mar 1887
Toshitsugu Takamatsu Japanese martial artist and Bujinkan teacher born in Akashi Japan (d. 1972)
10 Mar 1891
Jacob van Gelderen Dutch economist (Kondratiev waves) sociologist and politician (SDAP) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1940)
10 Mar 1892
Gregory La Cava American film director (My Man Godfrey Stage Door) born in Towanda Pennsylvania (d. 1952)
10 Mar 1897
Robert Meier German WWI veteran formerly Germanys oldest living man born in Sergejewka Ukraine (d. 2007)
10 Mar 1911
Marita Camacho Quirs Costa Rica First Lady (1962-66) and supercentenarian (current 9th oldest living person) born in San Ramn Costa Rican
10 Mar 1915
Harry Bertoia Italian-born American artist and modern furniture designer born in San Lorenzo Kingdom of Italy (d. 1978)
10 Mar 1920
Alfred Peet Dutch-American entrepreneur and founder of Peets Coffee and Tea Company born in Alkmaar Netherlands (d. 2007) [1]
10 Mar 1923
Don Abney American session and touring jazz pianist and musical director (UniversalMCA Studios) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2000)
10 Mar 1925
Manolis Anagnostakis Greek critic and poet (The Target Winter 1942) born in Thessaloniki Greece (d. 2005)
10 Mar 1937
Oscar Abrams Guyanese-born British architect and community organizer (Keskidee Centre - UKs 1st Black arts center) born in Guyana (d. 1996)
10 Mar 1940
Louis Moholo-Moholo South African jazz drummer (The Blue Notes The Brotherhood of Breath) born in Langa Cape Town South Africa (d. 2025)
10 Mar 1941
Daniel Lentz American composer (O-ke-wah - North American Eclipse) and conductor born in Latrobe Pennsylvania
10 Mar 1942
Evan Stark American sociologist known for his pioneering work on coercive control (Coercive Control The Entrapment of Women in Personal Life) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2024) [1]
10 Mar 1945
Elizabeth Brumfiel American feminist archaeologist and president of the American Anthropological Association born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2012)
10 Mar 1946
Gaylord Birch American drummer (Reconstruction Honey Dripper) born in San Francisco California (d. 1996)
10 Mar 1947
Laurie Langenbach Dutch author singer-songwriter (Ahora Maxda) dancer and feminist activist (Woman Power) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1984)
10 Mar 1947
Paul Condon Baron Condon British law enforcement officer (Metropolitan Police Commissioner 1993-2000) birthplace unknown
10 Mar 1948
Ed Grundy American musical artist (Bloodrock) born in Fort Worth Texas [1] [2] [3]
10 Mar 1949
Barbara Corcoran American businesswoman investor founder of the Corcoran Group and Shark on ABCs Shark Tank (2009-present) born in Edgewater New Jersey
10 Mar 1950
Ted McKenna Scottish drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Rory Gallagher) born in Lennoxtown Stirlingshire England (d. 2019)
10 Mar 1952
Johanna Lindsey American romance novelist (A Loving Scoundrel Captive Bride) born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 2019)
10 Mar 1952
Morgan Tsvangirai Zimbabwean politician and second Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (2009-13) born in Gutu Southern Rhodesia (d. 2018) [1]
10 Mar 1952
Oupa J. Gqozo South African army commander who lead Republic of Ciskei born in Kroonstad South Africa
10 Mar 1953
Ronnie Earl [Ronald Horvath] American blues guitarist (The Broadcasters) born in Queens New York City
10 Mar 1955
Youssra [Seveen Nessim] Egyptian singer and actress (Al assifa Malak rohi) born in Cairo Egypt
10 Mar 1957
Matt Knudsen American comedian actor and author (Have I Seen You in Anything) born in Honolulu Hawaii
10 Mar 1960
Anne MacKenzie Scottish journalist and broadcaster (North Tonight Newsnight Scotland) born in Stornoway Scotland
10 Mar 1964
David Faber American financial TV reporter (CNBC) born in New York City
10 Mar 1964
Lotte Bjerre Knudsen Danish scientist who led the development of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy (2025 Breakthrough Prize) born near Copenhagen Denmark
10 Mar 1966
Edie Brickell American pop-rock-bluegrass singer-songwriter (New Bohemians - What I Am Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers) and wife of Paul Simon born in Oak Cliff Texas